英语听力：2013-06-14 完美捕食 Perfect Predators —19
时间：2019-01-23 作者：英语课 分类：探索与发现2013年
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--The irony 1 for many predators 3 is they are very concerned about injuring themselves.
Even the toughest most well-armed man-eaters regularly come face to face with prey 4 that can kill them. Whether you had the jaws 5 of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, or are armed to the teeth like a raptor, every hunt just might be your last.
--To think about predation, it is very dangerous both for the prey and for the predator 2.
--There are many specimens 6 that have puncture 7 wounds and open sores when they died.
An injury, even a minor 8 one, can stop a predator from hunting -- a virtual guarantee of death by starvation.
--The life of a carnivore was so hard. They were beat up. They were all beat to hell before they became a fossil.
--It's not like Africa-Asia today where you have lots of small animals and just one or two big things like elephants and rhinos 9. We are talking about an entire landscape that’s filled with herds 10 of multi-ton herbivores.
For carnivores toddy, just as during the Cretaceous, staying alive is no mean feat 11.
--If we look at lives of living predators today, they're pretty short lives. Each individual life does not span its potential. Whenever they become older and weaker, they're most susceptible 12 to injury. And every time you hunt, you’re putting your life on a line.
In the world of dinosaurs 13, predators stop at nothing to survive. They used every tool in their arsenal 14, brains, eagle eyes, stealth flight, super hearing and an advanced sense of smell. But in the end, those who live by the claw sometimes died.
n.反语，冷嘲；具有讽刺意味的事，嘲弄
- She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
- In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。
n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者
- The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
- Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）
- birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
- The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨
- Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
- The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
n.口部；嘴
- The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
- The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。
n.样品( specimen的名词复数 )；范例；（化验的）抽样；某种类型的人
- Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
- The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 那位旅行者从山上带回了一些岩石标本。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.刺孔，穿孔；v.刺穿，刺破
- Failure did not puncture my confidence.失败并没有挫伤我的信心。
- My bicycle had a puncture and needed patching up.我的自行车胎扎了个洞，需要修补。
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
n.犀牛（rhino的复数形式）
- There are many reports of people taming and even training Indian rhinos. 有许多关于人们驯养甚至训练印度犀牛的记载。 来自辞典例句
- The rhinos had fed during the night in the rice fields of these villagers. 犀牛夜里在这些村民的庄稼地里也已吃饱了。 来自辞典例句
兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众
- Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
- There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。
n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的
- Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
- He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。
adj.过敏的，敏感的；易动感情的，易受感动的
- Children are more susceptible than adults.孩子比成人易受感动。
- We are all susceptible to advertising.我们都易受广告的影响。
n.恐龙( dinosaur的名词复数 )；守旧落伍的人，过时落后的东西
- The brontosaurus was one of the largest of all dinosaurs. 雷龙是所有恐龙中最大的一种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》